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Peace Is Here with Avis Kalfsbeek

Peace Is Here explores global peace light-hearted touch and a scholar’s heart. Join Avis Kalfsbeek, writer of environmental fiction, for a layperson"s curriculum of peace. She explores peace treaties, nature’s quiet wisdom, and the down-to-earth creativity required for #TheGreatDisarmament. From deep-dive series on peace heroes to fiction stories and personal riffs, Avis looks beneath the surface to see the peace that is already here.

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Ep 123 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough - Maya...

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2025/11/01

Maya Angelou: A Life That Didn’t Need MuchTheme 3: The Social & Systemic "Enough" begins! In this episode, we honor Maya Angelou, whose writing practice, poetic clarity, and pared-down rituals remind us that beauty doesn’t come from abundance—it comes from presence. We explore the quiet power of a woman who kept what mattered and let the rest go. Get the book Peace Stuff: Enough (Kickstarter) Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough

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5:45

Ep 122 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough - Charles...

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2025/10/31

Charles Darwin: The Sandwalk Thinker This episode concludes our theme: Stewards of the Earth. We honor Charles Darwin, whose life of patient observation and scientific humility offers lessons far beyond biology. We reflect on how his walks, notebooks, and quiet persistence helped reframe humanity’s place in the world. Get the Book Peace Stuff: Enough (Kickstarter) Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is

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5:31

Ep 121 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough - Yvon...

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2025/10/30

Yvon Chouinard: Climbing Light In this episode, we honor Yvon Chouinard—climber, craftsman, environmental innovator, and founder of Patagonia—who asked the question: how light can a life be? We trace his path from forging pitons to founding Patagonia and explore how choosing durability, repair, and purpose can reshape how we live, continuing our theme: Stewards of the Earth. Get the Book Peace Stuff: Enough (Kickstarter) Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the

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5:30

Ep 120 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough - Greta...

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2025/10/29

Greta Thunberg: The Voice of Tomorrow In this episode, we meet Greta Thunberg—young climate activist, moral clarion, and living challenge to complacency. We explore her school strikes, her public voice, and how urgency and care can coexist, continuing our theme: Stewards of the Earth. Get the Book Peace Stuff: Enough (Kickstarter) Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com Recommended Reading: No One Is Too

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Ep 119 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough: Wendell...

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2025/10/28

Wendell Berry: Cultivator of Place In this episode, we honor Wendell Berry, whose life combines farming, writing, and moral witness rooted in local land. We reflect on how staying close, resisting abstraction, and caring for our home ground may be radical acts of peace, continuing our theme: Stewards of the Earth. Get the book Peace Stuff: Enough (Kickstarter) Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is

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5:37

Ep 118 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough - Jane...

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2025/10/27

Jane Goodall: Witness Among the Wild In this episode, we explore how Jane Goodall’s decades among chimpanzees turned quiet witnessing into global advocacy. We reflect on how she honored individuality in all beings and challenged us to see deeper than the veil of species. This episode concludes our theme: Stewards of the Earth. Get the book Peace Stuff: Enough (Kickstarter) Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is

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5:43

Ep 117 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough - Rachel...

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2025/10/26

Rachel Carson: Voice of the Silent Spring In this episode, we honor Rachel Carson—the marine biologist turned environmental prophet—whose cautionary voice saved countless lives and ecosystems. We reflect on how she listened to nature’s silence and urged us to do the same, carrying on our theme: Stewards of the Earth. Get the book Peace Stuff: Enough (Kickstarter) Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is

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6:08

Ep 116 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough - Vandana...

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2025/10/25

Vandana Shiva: The Freedom of the SeedIn this episode, we meet Vandana Shiva—physicist, ecofeminist, and food sovereignty champion. We explore her journey from studying quantum theory to leading a global movement for Seed Freedom and Earth Democracy, carrying on our theme: Stewards of the Earth. Get Peace Stuff: Enough (Kickstarter) Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com Further Reading: Earth Democracy:

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Ep 115 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough - John Muir,...

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2025/10/24

John Muir: The Forest Is the Door In this episode, we explore the life and legacy of John Muir—writer, wanderer, and early environmental advocate. We reflect on his long walks, the trees he loved, and the complicated truths of his era, as we launch our new theme: Stewards of the Earth. Get the book Peace Stuff: Enough (Kickstarter) Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com Recommended Reading: My First Summer

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Ep 114 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough - Mary...

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2025/10/23

Mary Tuthill Lindheim: Credo in Clay In this episode Avis Kalfsbeek honors Mary Tuthill Lindheim, whose ceramics, sculpture, and activism manifested a life lived by creed. We explore how her moral compass intertwined with material, land, and service. Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here:AvisKalfsbeek.com Mary Tuthill Lindheim Recommended References: Crocker Art Museum:

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Ep 113 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough - Cheryl...

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2025/10/22

Cheryl Strayed: A Pack Called Grief In this episode, we reflect on the life and writings of Cheryl Strayed—memoirist, advice-giver, and seeker of emotional truth. Her walk along the Pacific Crest Trail, made famous in Wild, became a public reckoning with private loss. We explore what it means to carry grief with honesty, to return to our truest self, and to walk toward peace—even with a heavy pack. Get the new book Peace Stuff: Enough (Kickstarter) Find the Books, Podcast &

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4:43

Ep 112 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough - Fred...

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2025/10/21

Fred Rogers: The Gentle Neighbor In this episode, we meet Fred Rogers—minister, musician, public television pioneer—who used quiet words, ritual, and consistency to honor the inner lives of children. We explore how kindness in speech, consistency in care, and everyday integrity can be radical acts of peace. Get the new bookPeace Stuff: Enough (Kickstarter) Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com Recommended

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Ep 111 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough - Tom of...

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2025/10/20

Tom of Holland: Threads of Repair In this episode, we honor Tom of Holland (Tom van Deijnen)—textile artist, mender, and teacher of visible repair. We explore his journey from fiber craft to founding the Visible Mending Programme, his philosophy of repair, and how we might rethink the story in our worn things. Get the book Peace Stuff: Enough: https://aviskalfsbeek.com/kickstarter Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here:

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Ep 110 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough - Agnes...

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2025/10/19

Agnes Martin: Quiet Grids of SpiritIn this episode, we honor Agnes Martin—a painter of silence, repetition, and inward vision. We explore her life, artistic philosophy, spiritual leanings, and how empty space can be full of meaning. Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com Recommended Reading: Agnes Martin: Writings Music: "Dalai Llama Rides a Bike" by Javier "Peke"

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Ep 109 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough - Fumio...

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2025/10/18

Fumio Sasaki: Minimalism in Practice In this episode, we explore Fumio Sasaki’s journey toward minimalism: how he pared possessions, redefined identity, and reclaimed space. We reflect on letting lightness become not absence, but invitation. Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com Recommended Reading: Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism by Fumio Sasaki Music: "Dalai Llama Rides a Bike" by Javier

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Ep 108 Peace Stuff: Architects of Enough - Ikkyu...

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2025/10/17

Ikkyu Sojun: Wild Mind, Clear Heart This episode explores the bold life of Ikkyu Sojun, the 15th-century Zen monk who defied convention and insisted that spiritual clarity could not be faked. From temple reform to sake-soaked poems, Ikkyu lived with piercing honesty and unforgettable style. Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here:AvisKalfsbeek.com Recommended Reading: Crow with No Mouth translated by Stephen Berg Music: "Dalai

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Ep 107 Peace Stuff: The Architects of Enough - Satish...

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2025/10/16

Satish Kumar: Pilgrim of Peace and SoilSatish Kumar walked across continents without money to bear witness against nuclear arms. In this episode, we trace how that pilgrimage shaped a life devoted to ecology, justice, and spiritual humility. His journey reminds us that trust and simplicity may be the deepest form of richness. Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com Recommended Reading: No Destination: An

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Ep 106 Peace Stuff: Architects of Peace - Mahatma...

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2025/10/15

Mahatma Gandhi: Ashes, Talisman, and the Poorest FaceIn this episode, we explore Gandhi’s choice to scatter his ashes rather than preserve them, and his guiding Talisman—a moral test rooted in care for the poorest. We prepare to turn toward new frontiers, carrying Gandhi’s test forward into new discussions of commons, power, and humility. Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com More on Gandhi's

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Ep 105 Peace Stuff: The Architects of Enough - Thich...

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2025/10/14

Thich Nhat Hanh: Breaths of PeaceIn this episode, we celebrate the life of Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay)—Zen monk, poet, peace activist, and pioneer of Engaged Buddhism. We reflect on how mindfulness and action can be the same gesture, how every step can carry peace, and how breath can anchor us when the world is loud. Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com Recommended Reading: The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich

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Ep 104 Peace Stuff: The Architects of Enough - Peace...

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2025/10/13

Peace Pilgrim: The Walker with No Belongings In this episode, we kick off The Architects of Enough series with the Peace Pilgrim (Mildred Lisette Norman), a woman who gave up everything she owned to walk over 25,000 miles for peace. We reflect on the Inner Path to Enough: what it means to walk without material burden, speak without anger, and live without excess. Includes a powerful reflection prompt and a small pop-in from Pedro the Water Dog! Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything

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